11:15 PM,
Oct. 1, 2012

Judge Loretta Rush, right, hugs Kay Landon after she swore her in Monday as Rush's last CASA volunteer.

Written by

Sophia Voravong
svoravong@jconline.com

Tippecanoe Superior Court 3 Judge Loretta Rush tried to hold back the tears. But the emotions took over Monday afternoon as she read the last oath she will give to a new Tippecanoe County Court-Appointed Special Advocate.

"I need to give you a hug," Rush said, eliciting a round of applause from the small crowd gathered in her courtroom. "Swearing in CASAs is like my Super Bowl and getting all my players in place."

Judge of Tippecanoe County's juvenile and family court since 1998, Rush is leaving next month to become the Indiana Supreme Court's 108th justice. On Monday, she swore in another group ...